Cynefin is a decision-support framework to help understand which type of response to a situation is most effective.
Created by Dave Snowden in 1999, Cynefin (pronunciation kuh-NEV-in) is Welsh for “place of your multiple belongings.” Born as a “back of a napkin drawing,” it has evolved into a tool that enables people to make well-informed decisions on how to best solve a specific problem.
Cynefin helps us to understand when it makes sense to thoroughly analyze and create detailed plans and when it is better to run multiple small probes, assess the situation, and then decide what to do next. It also helps you understand when you best can act first or when you can work with standard solutions.
Here’s my Cynefin article on LogRocket for more details.